On February 22, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury will reissue in Las Vegas a new chapter of their heavyweight rivalry following the memorable and controversial null match 14 months ago in Los Angeles, where the British kissed the canvas twice. "It's an unfinished issue and now I'm going to finish it. I'm going to knock him out. I'm the lion, the king of the jungle and I'm going to tear his head off his body," promised the American, champion of the World Council (WBC).

The luxurious Novo Theater, a few meters from the Staples Center, hosted on Monday one of the main acts of promotion of the fight, with the usual verbal excesses of the protagonists. "You'll go to sleep in two rounds. I've had the same dream about the second round," said Fury, 31, about his dream experiences with the 2 of the deck during a game of poker.

The fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas will be another step in the eternal redemption of the Briton, whose career has been splashed by alcohol, drugs and all kinds of excesses. In recent weeks he left his coach Ben Davison to start working with Javan 'Sugar' Hill, nephew of the legendary Emmanuel Steward. "If I didn't want a KO now, I would have continued with Davison," Fury warned, unbeaten after 29 fights, 20 of them on the fast track.

"I can feel your nerves"

The memory of what happened on December 1, 2018 will continue to float on the protagonists at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. "I can feel his nerves and his fear for what happened then," Wilder said, referring to how he knocked down his adversary in the ninth and twelfth round. However, referee Jack Reiss allowed the 36 regulatory minutes to be rushed. The judges' cards (Alejandro Rochín, Robert Tapper and Phil Edwards) awarded a 115-111 for Wilder, a 114-112 for Fury and a 113-113.

Since then, the American, known as The Bronze Bomber , has earned credit by knocking Dominic Breazeale and Luis Ortiz. Meanwhile, Wilder knocked down riflemen of lesser importance, such as Tom Schwarz and Otto Wallin.

During the event, presented by showman Jimmy Lennon Jr, who will also take the microphone in Las Vegas, Wilder had no ambition to mention Fury's problems with cocaine. However, the Manchester fighter surprised by referring to the memory of a classic fight, decided in the third round. "I will take him to the center of the ring. We will have a fight like Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler," he roared over that 1985 bout for the middleweight title.

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